Pay for a Permit

In general, building permits are required whenever a building or structure regulated by the State Building Code is constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, or converted to another use. Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical permits are required whenever these systems are installed, altered, or replaced. There are exemptions under these codes.

Pay for Permits Online

The City of Warrenton Building Department offers the option for online payment of building permits through the State of Oregon ePermitting system.

CLICK HERE TO PAY FOR PERMITS ONLINE

Please visit the link below for a step-by-step guide on how make a payment online: https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/epermitting/howto/Pages/pay-fees.aspx

Help and Questions

For questions or additional assistance making payments online via Oregon ePermitting system please reach out to the Oregon ePermitting help desk @ (503) 373-7396 or (800) 442-7457

Validity of Permit

A permit is valid for 180 days from the date of issuance or from the date of the most recently approved inspection.
If you are continuing to work on your project and calling for regular inspections, your permit stays active.
Final building occupancy may occur only after receiving final written approval from the Building Inspector and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued, when required.

Permit Forms

Please see below.

Permits for Owners Doing Own Work

A homeowner may perform work on their residence or property and is exempt for licensure with the Construction Contractors Board (CCB), in accordance with ORS 701.010. As the permit holder for a construction project, the homeowner is responsible for notifying the building department at the appropriate times, so that the required inspections can be performed. Homeowners are also responsible for resolving any failure to meet code requirements that may be found through inspections. Oregon Law requires residential construction permit applicants who are not licensed with the CCB to sign an “owner doing own work affidavit” before a building permit can be issued, in accordance with ORS 701.325(2).

Permit Fees

The permit fees are set by the state and are projected to cover the cost of the program. All revenues are dedicated by law to the building code program.

Permit fees for new construction projects typically fall into three categories:

Building permit fees and building plan review fees

Examples: Building, plumbing, mechanical, life-safety, excavation.
Source: These fees pay for services including inspection, plan review, and building department administration. The building department is supported almost entirely by fees from building plan reviews and building permits.

Systems Development Charges (SDC's) and fees from other departments

Examples: Streets, storm water, sewer, water, parks, fire department fees.
Source: These fees are collected by the City of Warrenton for other departments such as public works, and fire.

External fees

Example: State Surcharge.
Source: These fees are required by state law. The City of Warrenton collects and passes along to the State of Oregon Building Codes Division.

Fee Collection

The majority of fees are collected at two points:

Permit Application - Plan review fees are due at the time of permit application; and
Permit Issuance - Permit fees, SDC's, other department fees, and external fees are due at the time of permit issuance.

Fee Methods

Fees are typically based on the "valuation" of proposed construction, or number of fixtures, or a combination of both. The building permit fee methodology is set by the State Building Codes Division and is the same methodology used throughout Oregon. Actual valuation for each project can be difficult to determine; consequently, the State mandates that jurisdictions must use the higher of either written bid documents, or valuation data from the International Code Council (ICC). As required by Oregon Administrative Rule, the City updates its valuation table annually on April 1 to match the latest version published by the ICC. While the fee methodology is set by the state, the fee rates are set locally.